Blackfeather Woods let me show you the way and the life

She has pushed too far. His anger is true and violent, this time, and as he surges forward, she almost steps back. Almost. Her heartbeat comes quickly, breath speeds up, and her limbs tingle with a kind of dread she hasn't experienced before. His words thunder into her, with a drive she knows to be true, and she feels quite suddenly like a leaf in a gale. Her thoughts of escape and besting Vaati are folly, and sheer force won't get her out of here. She is at the whims of the boy, this pack, and she hates it. Her gaze burns like fire, but her form trembles in an uncontrollable fright, and the fear and anger leave her frozen, staring in silence at the boy who she has quite suddenly come to realize holds her life in his jaws. He might spare her, but he could just as easily crush her. For once, she can think of nothing to say in reply.